Mop-wringer.



M. M. FLYNN.

MOP WRINGERw APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 1908.

944,728,. Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

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MICHAEL 1V1. FLYN'N, OF WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

MOP-WRINGER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL M. FLYNN, a citizen of the United States,residing at W'oonsocket, in the State of Rhode Island, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Mop-lVringers, of which thefollowing is a description.

The object of my invention is to make a simple, strong and eifective mopwringer, whose parts are easily made and assembled.

In the drawings, Figure 1, is a perspective view of my invention, andFig. 2, is a vertical transverse section on the line, w, y, of Fig. 1.

My improved mop wringer consists of two end plates, 1, 2, having legs,3, 3, extending downward and adapted to rest inside of the vesselsupporting it when in use. Dependent arms, 4, 4, are also secured to theend plates and engage the outside of the supporting vessel. Securingbolts, 5, 5, and a shaft, 6, extend between the two end plates andsecure them parallel to and at a distance from each other. The shaft, 6,has an actuating handle 7, secured upon it,

and is provided with double levers, 8, 8,

secured at either end thereof. Between the ends 1 and 2, two swingingplates, 9, 10, are suspended. These plates are preferably made of thinmetal flanged around their edges and perforated for escape of the water.They are supported by trunnions, 11, 11, at the center of their ends, bymeans of links 12, 12, which are pivoted, as shown at 13, 13, to theends, 1 and 2. Slots, 14, 14, permit the trunnions to swing through anarc and to be moved toward each other. Links, 15, 15, connect the upperends of the levers, 8, 8, with the trunnions of the plate, 10 and links16, 16, the lower ends of levers, 8, 8, with the trunnions of the plate,9. Stops, 17 and 18 projecting from the plates 1 and 2, limit therearward movement of the lower edges of the plates 9 and 10, whichSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed lfebruary 18, 1908.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

Serial No. 416,442

are otherwise free to swing upon their trunnions.

The operation is as follows: The handle, 7, is moved toward the plate,9, (Fig. 1) rotating the shaft, 6, which by means of the upper levers,8, 8, and links, 15, 15, pushes the plate 10, toward the plate 9. At thesame time the lower levers, 8, 8, pull through the links, 16, 16, theplate 9, toward the.

plate 10. The mop to be squeezed should be inserted between the lowerportions of the plates 9 and 10, forcing them outward and intoengagement with their stops, 17 and 18. The upper portions of the plates9 and 10 are thus forced together while from the fact that they aresupported by their trunnions, 11, 11, and links, 12, 12 from the fixedpoints, 13, 13, there is created a downward sliding movement of theplates 9 and 10 upon the stops 17 and 18. A toggle movement is thusproduced and the wringing effect is produced with avery moderateexpenditure of power.

I claim:

1. In a mop wringer, two movable fiat perforated presser members, bothof which are pivotally attached near their centers to the free ends ofswinging supporting members, whose other ends are pivoted to thesupporting frame, and an actuating member secured to them whereby theymay be simultaneously moved toward and away from each other.

2. In a mop wringer, two movable presser members, swinging linkssupporting them respectively and to which they are pivotally secured,operating mechanism to move bot-h members toward each othersimultaneously and stops to limit the swing of said members.

MICHAIuL H. FLYNN. WVitnesses SAMUEL N. GREENWOOD, JOHN F. SWEENEY.

